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Seed Library

Saturday, June 03, 2023
Line drawings of a variety of vegetables
Peachland
Peachland Library has seeds to "borrow". Take the seeds, grow the plant, harvest your crop, but save some seeds and return them to the Library so they can be "borrowed" again for the next year.

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Online Kelowna Poetry Contest

Wednesday, May 31, 2023
All Locations

Celebrate Poetry Month with the Online Kelowna Poetry Contest for Adults! Are you feeling creative? Write a poem and submit your entry between April 1 to May 31st. Please email your poem to klreference@orl.bc.ca along with your name and phone number or drop hard copies submissions to your branch and we will make sure your poem will be send to Kelowna Downtown Library.

Submission Guidelines:

  1. There is no set theme. Let your imagination run wild!
  2. Poetry can be written in any poetic style and on any subject but must be in English.
  3. Only one poem per person. Multiple entries will not be accepted.
  4. The poem must be an original work by the person entering the contest. Plagiarism is a serious offense!
  5. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday , May 31st 16 at 8:00 p.m. 
  6. Poems containing language that is vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate will not be accepted.
  7. Prizes:

        1st prize- one book and a $25 Mosaic gift certificate

        2nd prize- two books

        3rd prize- one book


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Spring into Action Audiobook Challenge

Friday, June 30, 2023
A person wears headphones that are plugged into a book.
Salmon Arm
Participate from Home
Celebrate warmer weather AND amazing books by springing into action - while listening to audiobooks!

How to participate?
  • Track every kilometre that you're active while listening to an audiobook OR 
  • Track every hour that you're active while listening to an audiobook OR 
  • Track both and enter to win TWICE!
  • Bring in your completed tracker for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate
What counts as being active?
  • Walking, jogging, running (indoors or out!)
  • Cycling, scooting, rolling (indoors or out!)
  • Dancing, stretching, gardening, mopping, vacuuming - whatever gets your heart rate up!
How to find audiobooks?
  • Download Libby (a free app!) to access eAudiobooks through your smartphone, tablet, or computer
  • Borrow from our CD Audiobook collection
(Psst! Need help getting started with Libby? Register for our Libby 101 (for Smartphones!) workshop.)

Rules
  • Participants can submit as many trackers as they wish between the dates of the challenge.
  • Participants do not have to be Salmon Arm residents to enter, but MUST be able to pick up their prizes at the Salmon Arm branch.
  • All audiobooks MUST be listened to within the dates of the challenge.
  • All distances MUST be travelled within the dates of the challenge.
  • Trackers must be submitted by Friday July 7th 2023.
  • Trackers can be submitted directly to the Salmon Arm branch or can be scanned and emailed to sareference@orl.bc.ca

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🍅🥒🥬 Lab: Seed Library 🍅🥒🥬

Sunday, April 30, 2023
Seeds
Westside Learning Lab
Seed Library: Starting your garden? The Westside Learning Library has a seed library where you can select the seeds you would like to start.
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